| Updated: October 28, 2024 |
Set the size of a character device
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#define TIOCSSIZE TIOCSWINSZ
#define TIOCSWINSZ _IOW('t', 103, struct winsize) /* set window size */
| Argument | Value |
|---|---|
| fd | A file descriptor that you obtained by opening the device |
| request | TIOCSWINSZ |
| Additional argument | A pointer to a struct winsize |
This command sets the size of a character device (also known as the window size). It's also implemented as the DCMD_CHR_SETSIZE devctl() command.
None.
The winsize structure is defined in <sys/ioctl.h> as follows:
struct winsize {
unsigned short ws_row;
unsigned short ws_col;
unsigned short ws_xpixel;
unsigned short ws_ypixel;
};